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'We’re Not Afraid': Life Goes on for Indigenous Colombians Despite Volcano Eruption Risk
- On Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, Colombian officials ordered some families to evacuate near the Puracé volcano after high seismic activity and began emergency planning for at least 800 residents on the volcano's periphery.
- Scientific monitoring shows increased seismic activity and ash columns reaching up to 900 meters, following an alert issued on Nov. 29 by the Colombian Geological Service.
- Many Indigenous residents say they will remain to tend animals and homes, performing rituals with corn, sweet plants, and guarapo, as Alfredo Manquillo calls the volcano sacred.
- Local officials warn that Puracé lacks evacuation infrastructure, so Mayor Humberto Molano Hoyos says they are setting up temporary shelters while sourcing water storage tanks and food, but residents expressing reluctance to evacuate complicate logistics.
- The Puracé volcano is historically active and stands 4,640 meters above sea level with at least 51 eruptive events since 1400; local elders link unrest to 60 years of sulfur mining and tourism.
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'We’re not afraid': Life goes on for Indigenous Colombians despite volcano eruption risk
Oliverio Quira often checks on his cattle near the Purace volcano in southwestern Colombia. Despite a recent alert about a possible eruption, he isn't afraid.
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Leaning Left11Leaning Right3Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution53% Left
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